vascular dementia
noun/ˌvæskjələ(r) dɪˈmenʃə/
/ˌvæskjələr dɪˈmenʃə/
[uncountable] (medical)- a type of dementia (= a brain condition that causes difficulties with memory, thinking, control of the body, etc.) caused by a problem with the supply of blood to the brain
- He was diagnosed with vascular dementia.
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